I had my very first gall stone attack on Tuesday evening (10/19/04) - it was very uncomfortable and lasted most of the night. I finally was able to sleep. I had the second the next day and that one lasted a few hours and became intensly painful when the stone finally passed. I got the message - it is time to clean out and give my health and precious body a chance. So, after lots of reading, research and talking with those I trust, I decided to begin with the Lemonade Diet - The Master Cleanse. I am beginning this first Master Cleanse on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. I will journal my journey to a pink tongue here daily as long as it takes - but I am shooting for 21 days.
Monday night- Day Minus 2: I have been having adding raw apples and lemon juice in water and cider yesterday to one regular meal per day since Thursday morning (5 days today). I don't feel all that great and my tongue is very yucky.
Tuesday night- Day Minus 1: I feel alot better today, cheerful and perky at times. I had plenty of energy to walk up and down hills carrying heavy produce and gallons of spring water for over an hour and a half. I have one more half glass of cider to go before I make my laxative tea. I ate my last meal and then had the rest of the apples with cider and lemon juice. I tasted the molasses which I am choosing to use instead of the maple syrup to begin. I tried this fast and did not get beyond the first morning because of my Sugar Blues reaction to the maple syrup several months ago. I am going to assume that I am borderline diabetic and begin with half portion of molasses as suggested in the book. I will stay with the molasses until the jar runs out. I spent some more time online reading other people's accounts and posting on bulletin boards. I will shoot for 21 days. I know it is doable. Some folks have done 49 days! My period began really late tonight.
Wednesday - Day 1: Not so bad. The Salt Water flush is not fun, but doable. I drink it hot. And I am finding I like more cayenne in the lemonades than I thought I would. I feel excited about this!! No period discomfort at all - I stopped dairy two months ago.
32 oz Salt Water Flush, 8 lemonade drinks, 10 oz peppermint tea all sweetened with molasses, 8 oz laxative tea
Thursday - Day 2: Laxative tea cramps woke me up early. I had a burst of energy in the morning, went walking, carried lemons and gallons of spring water home, felt and looked terrific. Then I deflated and slept, got up watched TV and slept some more... then I went to bed early. I tried the grade B Maple syrup on the first two drinks and got really cranky, so I switched back to molasses for the rest.
32 oz SWF, 12 lemonade drinks, 80 oz water, 8 oz lax tea
Friday - Day 3: I was not awakened by the cramps from laxative tea today. The SWF is getting a little easier. I follow it with 32 oz of spring water and that seems to help everything. I am down 9 pounds today, so that partly explains the fatigue from yesterday. I did have energy to walk to the store and carry two gallons of water uphill. I had some pain in my left hip - a mysterious recurring problem from the recent past.
Later - The hip pain went in under an hour. I had some heavy cramping from my period for a couple hours after that. I turned off the TV when I saw someone eating pizza... sigh. I am actually better than I think, I am just pouty and missing eating! And that feels so embarassing. I am going to just hang on and keep going - one lemonade at a time. I had enough energy to whine loudly to my sister, so I think I am really fine. My tongue looks really gooky. I could not nap today... but I had slept for 12 hours overnight.
32oz SWF, 12 lemonades, 64oz water, 8 oz lax tea
Saturday - Day 4: The tea woke me, I did the tongue photo, the SWF, 32 ounces of spring water and the BMs that followed, and went back to bed and slept for a few more hours. I woke up feeling so peaceful and happy. I love how my skin feels. It is nice to have a break in the restlessness. I went for a nice walk outside. I am not hungry.
32 oz SWF, 12 lemonades, 72 oz water, 8 oz peppermint tea, 8 oz lax tea
Sunday - Day 5: In cleaning out viruses I had to restore my whole computer, so I spent most of late last night and most of today reconstructing and reconnecting all the programs I need for work and this page.. I love everything I had on my disk. I think perhaps all of my life is going through a cleanse, not just my body. I am still not hungry and having no cravings. I started using half and half molasses and grade B maple syrup in the lemonade. It is a nice change. SWF is getting easier and easier. And I noticed that I am having alot of detoxing stuff going on. My hair gets really greasy within just a few hours of shampooing! I do a hot towel scrub daily in addition to showering. I am moody, having lots of nostalgic and sentimental thoughts and feelings about stuff that is long gone. My knees feel much better - no pain, no strain, just easy and comfortable. My skin is improving, except for my chin which keeps breaking out. So, even though I long to stop now, I am going to keep going. I am looking forward to segueing onto apples, I can tell you!!
32 oz SWF, 10 lemonades, 8 oz water, 12 oz peppermint tea, 8 oz lax tea
Monday - Day 6: I am down another four pounds, total of 13 so far. I woke up normally after a night of heavy dreaming. I feel pretty great. I also got the SWF at the perfect temperature - not too hot, and not nasty cold - I could drink it all right down! The coating on my tongue is yellow in the center because it is yellow - it is not from the lemons or the cayenne. I was full of energy and cheerful most of the day. I could easily do the full 21 days I originally aspired to if they are mostly like today. I understand that tomorrow is another hurdle and then it is smooth sailing.
32 oz SWF, 12 lemonades, 48 oz water, 10 lax tea
Tuesday - Day 7: Today started well- I got up naturally, SWF no problem and effective, had a couple lemonades, worked a couple hours and got incrediblty fatigued... so I went back to bed for three hours. I will try another lemonade and see how I feel. I dreamed I was snitching chocolates - the one I got had coconut inside, a favorite... oh, yes, I am detoxing, alright!
32 oz SWF, 10 lemonades, 10 oz tea
Wednesday - Day 8: Stayed up way late with tons of energy and then slept hard. SWF is easy, but I SO wanted to not do it today. I spent some time late yesterday thinking of ending this early - the thought of not eating for another two weeks almost made me cry - I am really detoxing! I have dark circles under my eyes, so I will drink lots of water today. ... Later: Well, my tongue has a darker coating today in the center and looks clearer on the edges - it stayed just as brown in the center even after I brushed it! I am having a heck of a time being consistant with the pics. And I am fatigued today. I know a few hours nap would make all the difference, but I have work to do. So, I am just going to guzzle the rest of the lemonades and lax tea and hit the sheets as soon as I can.
32oz SWF, 8 lemonades, 40oz water, 10oz lax tea
Thursday - Day 9: The laxative tea woke me up early. I did the SWF and drank another 32oz of water and after it did it's work, I went back to sleep. I had very strange dreams. **The brown coating on the tongue is an indication of heat in the lower intestines according to Chinese medicine - D'uh!! I am eating cayenne! No worries, keep agoing!***
Later - I want to stop this. I have been in a Master Cleanse groove/tunnel - all my energy and time seems to be about this cleanse. I want to eat, I want to think about something else! I am restless, annoyed and the sweet high I got from having plenty of water has worn completely off... I am counting the days and hours.. I know this is detoxification, so I am going to have my laxative tea and go to bed. Raspberries!
32oz SWF, 10 Lemonades, 152 oz water, 10 oz lax tea
Friday - Day 10: Not alot of sleep today, either, but I am not feeling so stretched. My tongue is still brown in the center, so I am going to trust it, keep drinking the extra water and go on ahead with the cleanse. I had a horrible moment last night when I thought of stopping, but I rallied and will go the whole length of 21 days. I am just about half way done! If Robin Quivers did three 21 day cleanses I can do one at least. Immediately following this I plan on doing the liver/gall bladder flush - three days of apple juice, and then the epsom salt drink and the olive oil/grapefruit juice concotion. And then slowly rebuilding back to food. Meanwhile, I am going to up the ante with the cayenne pepper with each drink. I feel fine with it so far, it is spicy but not unpalatable. In fact today's first lemonade tasted so good even with the extra cayenne!
32 oz SWF, 8 lemonades, 118 oz water, 10 oz tea
Friday - Day 11: I am down another pound by the scale (total 14lbs), so I think I have solved the 'problem' by drinking enough water to balance out the SWF. I started today with two cups of water. That feels right. My tongue is still brown, but my spirits are alot higher and my energy is steady. And I am alot smaller all over.. my clothes are hanging differently.
32oz SWF, 6 lemonades, 118 oz water, 10 oz tea
Sunday - Day 12: The SWF took care of the lower cramps from the laxative tea, but after I had a glass of water and then a double lemonade, I was having stomach pain similar to the pain once diagnosed as the beginning of an ulcer. I have tried massaging my belly and going for a walk, as well as a half teaspoon of bicarb in water. It is over 12 hours now. I am drinking water. This is not fun, but I am thinking that this is a major detoxing symptom. Later: I could not sleep, so I drank 32 oz of warm water. A little while later I felt it was right to do another SWF, so I did. The stomach pains stopped immediately with the SWF and I soon passed a lot of gas! Hmmm... I think I truly was detoxing.
32 SWF Twice, 6 lemonades, 122 oz water, 16oz peppermint tea
Monday - Day 13: I did the SWF and have had more water. My whole digestive tract is a bit disturbed, so I am taking it easy today. I will try a lemonade in a while. The white coated parts of my tongue look more thickly coated. It is working! Later: I have had 8 lemonades so far... no problems! Yay! The stomach is still a tad wonky, but a stronger and constantly changing set of sensations are happening around a back injury from 2001. Feels sometimes like warm pressure, sometimes like gurgling. My waist is 2 inches smaller.
32 oz SWF, 10 lemonades, 80oz water, no laxative tea
Tuesday - Day 14: I am down another 2 pounds, total 16 pounds. I brushed my tongue last night and the colors came off!! I got to see a pink tongue for the first time since I started this... of course there is gunk on it again this morning... but I found the sight of a pink tongue reassuring.
Later: Limes are a nice change today. I felt terrific all day, went for a couple walks and was more than able to enjoy the scenery. I feel very different today and it is worth the changes!
32 oz SWF, 10 lemon/limeades, 96 oz water
Wednesday - Day 15: My tongue is re-growing the coating - the white is there on the sides again... brown is in the center way far back. I felt pretty wonderful all of yesterday, with tons of energy! I went for walks a couple times and still had energy to dance with headphones and the Beatles last thing before bed. It felt so great! I noticed tonight that my forehead has lots of little tiny bumps on it. My womb is aching.
My feet are thinner! I tied my new shoes yesterday and only noticed after walking comfortably for over an hour and coming home that I had tied them tighter. Today I tied them tighter again and it felt right. My feet were comfortable in these new shoes for the first time since I got them.
32 oz SWF, 8 lemon/limeades, 96 oz water
Thursday - Day 16: Tongue is all coated again, feeling fine. I am considering continuing past 21 days. I have been reading on the Curezone Master Cleanse Board. I got so inspired... and I feel fine.
Later - I will do the 21 days and the liver cleanse. Then if I want to I can do another MC for however long I like. But this cleanse will be 21 days. Today was lovely.
32 oz SWF, 9 lemon/limeades, 112 oz water
Friday - Day 17: I am grouchy and hated the SWF today. My bedroom was too hot and woke me up, perhaps a bit more sleep will help. Later: It did!! I am again very happy. Three days in a row! I like this.
Later Still: My face is breaking out again.. worse on the forehead, but some bumps on the chin and around my mouth... sigh. This is just more cleansing, and sure enough I shortly started passing this dark brown sludge... it felt uncomfortable and really smelled bad. Most of the BM's are pretty unremarkable in scent usually.
32 oz SWF, 6 lemonades, 96 oz water, 16 oz laxative tea
Saturday - Day 18: I am down another two pounds, total of 18. My tongue is fully coated again, the color a bit more yellow in the center stripe. Later: Not so perky later today.. moody and kinda blue. Then pressure and discomfort simlar to my first gall stone attack. I am considering doing the liver flush tomorrow. I will soak in Epsom Salts to try and help whatever is passing to pass. Meanwhile, it is headphones and boogie time.
***After thinking about this awhile I realized what happened. Yesterday I received a wonderful gift, a chocolate/orange scented body butter made with cocoa butter, shea butter and soya oil... a moisturizer that I promptly slathered all over my body the first day and again today! This is the only fat that has been anywhere near my body. I put a thick coat on my feet and legs, arms, torso and face! I loved this stuff so much! And I think this is what precipitated my GB to try and move some stones out. *** I got some Epsom Salts and soaked and even drank a small dose with alot of water. I felt fine again after the dancing, actually, but I think the salts helped, too.
32 oz SWF, 8 lemonades, 64 oz water, plus 1 tsp ES in 8 oz water and another 16 oz water
Sunday - Day 19: I woke up feeling really great, even with very little sleep. I am drinking water. I rested, went for a walk and then hit the sheets early.
32oz SWF, 4 lemonades, 56 oz water
Monday - Day 20: I must have needed that sleep, I feel pretty terrific today. I am not enjoying the lemonade so sweet now, and I prefer the bite of the cayenne. I will lighten up on the syrup and add more cayenne. Perhaps that will help me drink enough. And I confess, I am really proud of myself for going this long!!!
32 oz SWF, 12 lemonades, 64 oz water, 8 oz lax tea
Tuesday - Day 21: I woke up feeling so proud and pleased for having finished this! I have done my 21 days - more than I thought I was capable of doing. What a great way to feel first thing in the day. When I do another MC, I will be sure to have the laxative tea each and every night. I really felt the difference when I skipped it - it is a valuable part of the cleanse. I feel pretty terrific physically, too. I went for a long, long walk and loved it!! I am planning to watch movies tonight as a celebration, and I have my juice all ready for the morning! I will drink the laxative tea tonight and do one more of the salt water flushes when I get up.
32 oz SWF, 8 lemonades, 64 oz water, 10 oz Laxative tea
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